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  • Research in Action
    WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Gender

    INTERNET5: Shaping an Internet for women’s empowerment

    Under the right conditions, digital technologies can contribute to achieving the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 by fostering economic growth, improving governance, and delivering better outcomes in education and health.
    Published date
    Friday, December 8, 2017 - 11:30
  • Research in Action
    Gender Economic integration Governance Equity

    Family law reform to change women’s realities across 11 countries

    Five prominent female thinkers and doers recently demonstrated how changing language in family laws can alter the course of women’s lives. At an October 7, 2016 project launch, prominent advocates from the Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) — a global partnership of 20 independent women’s rights organizations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America — gathered to highlight the need for governments to reform family laws.
    Published date
    Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL INEQUALITY Poverty Gender MEN URBAN WOMEN URBAN YOUTH

    Life and death in the city: Lessons from Venezuela

    Cities of Life and Death presents findings from research led by Laboratorio de Ciencias Sociales (LACSO) in four cities: Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, San Cristobal, and San Antonio del Táchira.
    Published date
    Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 08:00
  • Research in Action
    EMPLOYMENT YOUTH EXCLUSION JUSTICE Gender

    Knowledge provides alternatives to a life of crime for urban youth

    An in-depth look at youth violence points to a variety of solutions to prevent crime, including mental health support, building community trust, keeping kids in school, and creating job opportunities.
    Published date
    Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 13:30